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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Out \Out\ (out), n.
1. One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out
of office; -- generally in the plural.
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2. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner;
an angle projecting outward; an open space; -- chiefly
used in the phrase ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a
question. See under {In}.
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3. (Print.) A word or words omitted by the compositor in
setting up copy; an omission.
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{To make an out} (Print.),
(a) to omit something, in setting or correcting type,
which was in the copy.
(b) (Baseball) to be put out in one's turn at bat, such as
to {strike out}, to {ground out}, or to {fly out}.
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